Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Gretna (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Gretna. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Gretna is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland, Brooke (WV), Hancock (WV), Marshall (WV) & Ohio (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Gretna. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gretna:
- Washington County (The home county of Gretna)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gretna, with the one closest to Gretna listed first.
- Wolfdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wolfdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfdale
- Arden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Buffalo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Houston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McGovern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McGovern is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGovern
- Meadow Lands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodrow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Strabane
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cokeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Canonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burgettstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gretna, with the one closest to Gretna listed first.
- Sturgeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Noblestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Bridgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Saint Clair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Essen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Essen is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Heidelberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heidelberg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Bethel Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brightwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brightwood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Carnegie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gretna, with the one closest to Gretna listed first.
- Comettsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Frankfort Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Harshaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Gringo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- South Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Kendall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Crestmont Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Ambridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Sheffield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Aliquippa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hookstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Baden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gretna, with the one closest to Gretna listed first.
- La Belle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- La Belle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- Belle Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Millsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Millsboro is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millsboro
- Luzerne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Newell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Lynnwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Alicia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alicia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Arnold City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Brownstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fairhope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chamouni
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gretna, with the one closest to Gretna listed first.
- West Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Swarts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Swarts is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarts
- Chartiers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Clarksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lippincott
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Rutan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rutan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan
- Waynesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Morrisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morrisville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Rogersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rogersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Holbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Rices Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gretna, with the one closest to Gretna listed first.
- Gibsonton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- Monessen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Belle Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Belle Vernon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belle Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Webster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Sutersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Shaner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- West Newton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Herminie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rillton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Smithton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Trafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belmont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gretna, with the one closest to Gretna listed first.
- Martins Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Wheeling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Wheeling is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheeling
- Bellaire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Colerain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Colerain is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Blaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Barton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Neffs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neffs is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs
- Shadyside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crescent is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gretna, with the one closest to Gretna listed first.
- East End
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- East Liverpool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Wellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison County (OH)
- Blairmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blairmont is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmont
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gretna, with the one closest to Gretna listed first.
- Mingo Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brilliant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Deandale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Georges Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Steubenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gould
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- New Alexandria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Alikanna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Rayland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Valley Glen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Valley Glen is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Glen
- Highland City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Highland City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Tiltonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gretna, with the one closest to Gretna listed first.
- Bethany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hooverson Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Dutch Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Follansbee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shank Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Beech Bottom
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Windsor Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gretna, with the one closest to Gretna listed first.
- Weirton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Zalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- New Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Fairhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Newell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gretna, with the one closest to Gretna listed first.
- Dallas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Calis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Allendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Sherrard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Benwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- McMechen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Knoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gretna, with the one closest to Gretna listed first.
- Potomac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- West Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Point Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Triadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Echo Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Pleasant Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Bethlehem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Wheeling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gretna, see our County-by-County Page for Gretna.
Cemeteries Near Gretna ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gretna.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Gretna - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gretna covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gretna, with the one closest to Gretna listed first.
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chartiers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Payne Place Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Canonsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46220 <2>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Covanter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Washington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46585 <2>
- Continue List (490 more) ...
- Chartiers Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers Hill Cemetery
- The Chartiers Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chartiers Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
- Hill Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44570 <2>
- Polish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cherry Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gretna had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gretna, with the one closest to Gretna listed first.
- Buffalo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Arden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Meadow Lands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McGovern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McGovern is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGovern
- Houston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodrow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burgettstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Venice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Venice is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Taylorstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorstown
- Braddock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Braddock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
- Morganza
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Morganza is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gretna. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gretna.
Newspapers Published in Gretna ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gretna.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gretna, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gretna.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gretna:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Westmoreland County
- Belmont County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Brooke County
- Hancock County
- Marshall County
- Ohio County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gretna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gretna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |